Ruckersville, Georgia
Ruckersville is an unincorporated community in Elbert County, Georgia.[1]
History[edit]
Ruckersville was founded in 1773, and named after Ruckersville, Virginia.[2] The pioneering Rucker family maintained the Rucker House at the site, which still stands today.[3]
A post office called Ruckersville was established in 1823, and remained in operation until 1901.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Ruckersville as a town in 1822.[5] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[2]
Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857–1916), an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was born in Ruckersville.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruckersville, Georgia
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 194. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "Elbert County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Knight, Lucian Lamar (1917). A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians. Lewis publishing Company. p. 439.
- ^ Shoemaker, Rebecca S. (2004). The White Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-973-7.
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